biān bian

edge, margin, side, border

HSK 2 #316

DEFINITIONS

边 biān
  • side
  • edge
  • margin
  • border
  • boundary
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • simultaneously
边 bian
  • suffix of a noun of locality

STROKES

WORDS

滨海疆区 bīn hǎi biān jiāng qū Primorsky Krai (Russian territory whose administrative center is Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克)
lú biān fireside
当耳风 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard
三角形 děng biān sān jiǎo xíng equilateral triangle
gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging
儿 liáo biān r to stitch a hem
lǎo biān Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
区 lǎo biān qū Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
人物 huā biān rén wù smooth talker; fast talker; slick and sociable person; person in the news
儿 huā biān r erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
苦海无,回头是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved!
zháo biān relevant; to the point; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
儿 zháo biān r erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
蕾丝花 lěi sī huā biān lace border (loanword)
蕾丝 lěi sī biān lesbian (slang) (loanword)
衣服缝 yī fú fèng biān hem
儿 lǐ bian r erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
西儿 xī biān r erhua variant of 西邊|西边[xi1 bian1]
话到嘴 huà dào zuǐ biān to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
话到嘴留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
社 fèi biān shè Fabian Society
儿 zhè biān r erhua variant of 這邊|这边[zhe4 bian1]
儿 biān r side; edge; margin; border; boundary; proximity; thread (of ideas, plots etc); see also 邊|边[bian1]
区 biān qū border area
卡 biān qiǎ border checkpoint